Grades 7 & 8 Science Resources

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Grade 7

Layers of the Earth

1. Inside the Earth
2. Spaceship Earth
3. Structure of the Earth
4. Windows to the Universe - Earth
5. The Interior of the Earth - USGS

Geologic Maps

1. Geologic Map of MA
2. Massachusetts Geologic Map Data (Better SIte)
3. Geologic Map of NY
4. New York Geologic Map Data (Better Site)

John Boyd Thatcher State Park

1. Pictures of John Boyd Thatcher State Park-Helderberg Escarpment
2. Rondout Dolostone at Minelot Falls (Image)
3. Manlius and Coeymans Formations (Image)

Holyoke, MA Dinosaur Footprints

1. Dinosaur Footprints Holyoke, MA
2. Exploring Western Massachusetts

Continental Drift

1. Alfred Wegner

Sea Floor Spreading

1. Sea Floor Spreading Clip - How Stuff Works Video

Plate Tectonics

1. Plate Tectonics Article
2. Essentials of Geology: Animations (Seafloor Spreading, Subduction, Plate Boundaries, etc.)>

Earthquakes

1. Earthquake Epicenter Activity
2. The Science of Earthquakes
3. USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
4. Earthquakes in Your State Online Activity

Volcanoes

1. USGS Index to Volcanoes
2. Volcanoes of the World
3. Volcanoes Modules (Scenarios Project)
4. Volcanoes Project Reference Site

Rocks

1. The Rock Cycle Webquest
2. Rocks - The Home of Minerals

Classification

1. What Did T. rex Taste Like: An Introduction to How Life Is Related

Kingdoms

1. Kingdoms of Life: A Biology WebQuest

Viruses

1. The Big Picture Book of Viruses
2. Human Virus Disease Table: Index of Viruses
3. Glossary of Common Viruses
4. How Viruses Attack Cells - NPR Animation
5. Virology Interactive Video Animation- Viral Infection, Lysogenic Cycle, Lytic Cylce
6. Killer Flu: Secrets of the Dead (PBS Video)

Bacteria:

1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "The History of Bioterrorism" Video
2. Bacterial Conjugation Animation
3. Asexual Reproduction (Binary Fission)

Cells:

1. Cell Size and Scale
2. Cell Craft (Interactive Cell Parts and Function Game)>

Cell Processes: Diffusion, Osmosis, Facilitated Diffusion, Equilibrium

1. "Simply Science-Equilibrium" Video
2. Diffusion, Osmosis, and Facilitated Diffusion Animations

Cell Processes: Photosynthesis

Cell Processes: Cellular Respiration

1. Cellular Respiration Animation (Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport)

Cell Processes: Cell Division

1. Mitosis and Meiosis Video Clip

1. Cancer Development Animation YouTube Clip

Genetic Engineering and Cloning:

1. Hello Dolly Webquest
2. How Stuff Works: Genetic Cloning

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Grade 8

Bibliography

1. NoodleTools

Scientific Method

1. The Scientific Process
2. Science Magazine (Good for Science in the Real World Essay)

Physics

1. Using Graphs to Explain Motion - Online Activity
2. One Dimensional Collisions - Conservation of Momentum
3. Pendulum Energy Model - Conservation of Energy

Newton's Laws of Motion

1. Newton's Third Law of Motion Mini Lecture

Learn about Newton's Third Law of Motion

2. Newton's Third Law of Motion: Astronauts in Outer Space

Atoms and The History of the Atom

1. Introduction to Atoms: The History of the Atom
2. Models of the Atom (Part II of Webquest)
3. What is an Atom?
4. What are the Parts of the Atom
5. Common Nomenclature

Reactivity of Alkali Metals

In this brief clip, we see that elements in the same group (Group 1) react similarly to water.

Periodicity

1. Periodic Trend Data for First 36 Elements
   • Go To "Lab Activities" and click on "Periodic Trends Data (Excel Format)"
   • This should bring up an Excel spreadsheet with all of the data. You are responsible for making the graphs.

Elements

1. Chemical Elements
2. Environmental Chemistry
3. It's Elemental
4. Open Directory: Science
5. Period Table of Elements and Chemistry
6. Periodic Table of Elements and Chemistry (Chemicool - Interactive Periodic Table)
7. Dynamic Periodic Table (interactive)

SCUBA Resources:

1. Dave's Outdoor Adventure
2. Introduction to SCUBA Gas Laws
3. Physics of SCUBA Diving
4. The Chemistry of SCUBA Diving
5. How SCUBA Works
6. What Causes the Bends
7. The Pressure of SCUBA Diving
8. SCUBA Diving Medicine

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